For the Argumentative
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Jun 25 – Jul 1, 2023
Dr. "Joey" Alan Le
Icebreakers: 1) What are your pet peeves? 2) How competitive are you at games/sports?
Proverbs 3 For the Argumentative - 20230624.pdfIntroduction
Introduction
The Book of Proverbs has much to teach us about avoiding arguments and making peace with one another.
1. Don’t argue with a stupid person
1. Don’t argue with a stupid person
Proverbs 29:9 A sage trying to work things out with a fool gets only scorn and sarcasm for his trouble.
Why do you think the author of Proverbs teach that it is futile to argue with a fool?
What makes a person “stupid” or “foolish” biblically?
2. Keep your cool
2. Keep your cool
Proverbs 15:18 Those who are hot-tempered stir up strife, but those who are slow to anger calm contention.
Do we get into arguments because our disagreements are so great? Or is it because we lost our cool?
3. Trust the Lord
3. Trust the Lord
Proverbs 28:25 The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
What does greed have to do with strife? How is trust in the Lord the answer?
4. Expel the arrogant
4. Expel the arrogant
Proverbs 22:10 Drive out the arrogant person and arguments will depart; lawsuit and humiliating will cease.
When does our rightness justify our rudeness?
5. The closer you are, the more it hurts
5. The closer you are, the more it hurts
Proverbs 18:19 An ally offended is stronger than a city; such quarreling is like the bars of a castle.
How hard is it to repair a broken relationship between family or trusted friends? Can you be the first to reconcile?
6. Wisdom welcomes advice
6. Wisdom welcomes advice
Proverbs 13:10 Arrogant know-it-alls stir up discord, but wise men and women listen to each other’s counsel.
Is this attitude of prideful control, know-it-all arrogance, lurking at the bottom of our quarrels?
Why do you think incompetent people tend to overestimate their skill, and fail to recognize other people’s skill, as well as fail to recognize their own lack of skill?
7. Love covers offenses
7. Love covers offenses
Proverbs 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses.
Has someone ever covered up your offenses? What did it feel like to be forgiven?
Does God’s initiative to forgive our sin help you to forgive others? Why or why not?
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